How long will you continue to wear yours (if you haven’t stopped already)? I have never been much for wearing anything but a watch and a wedding ring but have enjoyed wearing mine since last July, I guess as much for a conversation piece as anything else. But I can’t see wearing it forever so have decided to retire it along with Lance at the end of TDF this year. I don’t know about my son, though.
Six monthes ago.
Quit wearing it when it no longer means anything to you. Personally I wear mine because of almost losing my father to cancer so, to badly plagerize a popular saying, “you can have mine when they cut it off my cold dead wrist”.
Never wore one as I resist being trendy.
Never wore one. They’re too trendy and I don’t like to display my charitable donations. I’d rather they spend the money on cancer and not rubber bands.
I noticed only athletes had these for about 2 months. All of a sudden, they were everywhere.
A string of events stopped me from wearing mine:
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Kid (10-12) at Nike Outlet scream at his Mom “I HAVE to have a YELLOW one!!! I’m the only one that doesn’t have one!!!” and in turn have the Mom scream at the cashier “What do you MEAN you don’t have any youth sizes??? Check in BACK!”
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Another kid (10-12) offered me $10 for mine as we walked in a store parking lot and
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Countless people smoking and wearing these at the same time.
These have absolutely no meaning left to most people purchasing them.
I’ll probably get flamed, but for me, it’s always been about reminding myself to LiveStrong every day. Push hard when I’m training and racing. I got it at the Live to Ride Gala last March and didn’t wear it except for races until the Tour started last July. It’s been on ever since and will probably stay on until after the Tour this year. Then it gets retired again except for races.
8 months ago. Being asked everyday where I got mine and if they could buy it off my wrist did me in.
That’s cool.
I actually bought a whole case of them to support the cause. Gave them to my kids to hand out.
Never had a livestrong bracelet… I just gave my co-worker cash every week(directly to him) to help out while his wife was fighting lymphoma.
I volunteer my help as much as I can without wearing one. I don’t have anything against them… everyone is entitled to have their deep personal reasons why they wear/have one… BUT, It just pisses me off when I know a guy who: uses drugs, drinks and drives(has been arrested 3 f-ing times for a 502), has been arrested for theft, smokes, and cheats on his girlfriend… wearing a livestrong bracelet!!!(this is all true, by the way)…
FWIW
I also bought 50 for my kids to hand out. In fact I used to wear a kiddo one. I hated the loose feel of the adult one.
I stopped wearing mine when I accidently cut it off. I had one of those wristbands you need to get into the aid station on organized bike rides for gatorade or water refills and snacks. When I cut it off with scissors, I had forgotten my skintight yellow band was beneath. Oh well.
I wore mine in memory of my mother who died from cancer a few years ago and in honor of my training partner who survived Hodgkins.
And yes it did become trendy, and now there are too many other colors for other causes. It’s hard to keep track of which color goes with what charity/org.
I’ll give you a good analagy to the bracelet phenomena - The ribbons everyone has on their cars (support our troops - which I do, but not with a ribbon on my car)
I wear mine to remind me to live every moment to it’s fullest because you never know how long you have… LiveStrong… it doesn’t have to be about cancer. I wear it because of what it means to me. Sure it is anoying that it became trendy but that is great for the cause. Sure it annoys me that there are all the ripoff ones and pretty much any color imaginable. If you stop wearing it because it is trendy did you really believe in the cause in the first place? I find it quite easy to tell who is wearing it because it is “fashionable” as opposed to those who have a deeper reason. There is a great snowboarding poster that says “Will you still be riding when it is no longer cool?” I have no intention of taking mine off… even when it’s no longer cool
A little off topic, but anyone remember the metal bracelets in Honor of Vietnam POWs and MIAs? (You X Generer’s probably have no idea what I am talking about.)
My sister and her friends all had them. Anyway, it reminds me of the livestrong bracelt. Everynow and then I see someone with the “Vietnam” bracelet.
**There is a great snowboarding poster that says “Will you still be riding when it is no longer cool?” I have no intention of taking mine off… even when it’s no longer cool **
Ditto that sentiment here…mine was never worn because of a trend…in fact, got mine well before they were all over the place…it will still be on my wrist long after they have left the radar of public consciousness.
To each his own.
I have worn one since the monday before Ironman C’dA last year. I have had one on ever since, been through a couple dozen. Since I have seen the bloom in popularity of not only the Yellow bands, but other colors signifing different thinks. I will wear one for as long as there is no cure for cancer (and they are still avalible). I have never been described as trendy before, and I could care less what I am called for wearing one now.
The LiveStrong Band is no different than the “FDNY 343” sticker on my helmet (the number my brother firefighters who gave their lives in the WTC on 9/11/01), I choose to proudly display the issues I care about and the causes I support. What I do to support those causes is my business, but I do choose to continue to highten the awearness of those causes. My LiveStrong band is a tribute to the those who have fallen to cancer, the survivors as well as the people who have dedicated their lives work to treating and finding a cure for cancer. So for now I’ll wear my Live Strong band, hopefully I won’t have to wear it for much longer.
This sounds like something from the Onion.
“Local runner un-sure of what to do with colored wrist bands”.
I saw a guy today …walking while I was doing my run…wearing a Livestrong and smoking a Lucky Strike…sheesh!
there is no hard evidence whatsoever against Armstrong. however, with Tyler’s guilty verdict, I have lost a lot of faith in pro cycling. I will still be concerned about cancer, but my Livestrong band is coming off. if Tyler is doping, Lance is probably doping also, as is most of the pro peloton. I’ll still follow the races and cheer the victories, but the cycling posters are coming down, and posters of naked women will be going up. I admit I will remain in denial over Laurent Jalabert, a truly great champion; I have an autographed photo I bought on ebay and will keep it. maybe I will completely lose faith someday and sell it off. but for now, I will seek inspiration from Playboy Playmates rather than professional cyclists, and whatever trends that they start.
I will wear it until the end of this years tour as I put it on July 4 of last year at the start. Then I like the idea of wearing it for races.
What I like even more is pulling it out in 6-7 years and putting it on to see the reaction. You know it would be like putting a Swatch on today or a slap wrap or 35 black “O” rings like Madonna used to wear.
My best-friend is a cancer survivor, and I wore it during my training up until I did my first Marathon(Jan 15th 2005). I took it off then. I was thinking about wearing it during my 1/2 Ironman (June5th, 2005 - Rock and Rollman) and my full Ironman (November 5th, 2005 - IMFL).
Something to pass down to my grand-children to say, “Hey, I was wearing this when I did my first Marathon, 1/2 IM, Ironman, etc… while I was trying to lose weight and get on a track to a healthy lifestyle so I can see you, my grandchildren, grow up.”
Course, oldest daughter just turned 4, so I’m not going to be rushing anything just yet. 
Trae